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Power Plants in Libya

Libya has 33 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 73rd-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 22 operating and 11 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 15.1 GW across 22 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is W Solar solar farm (2.0 GW).

The largest owner-operators are General Electricity Company of Libya (28), Alpha Dhabi Holding (2) and Eni (2) — General Electricity Company of Libya alone is named on 85% of them. Half of Libya's power plants in service predate 2007 (median commissioning year of the 21 with a known date), 4 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is West Tripoli Thermal power station, dating from 1976. 11 are in the pipeline, led by W Solar solar farm (2.0 GW), under construction. They account for 20% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Libya.

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33
Power Plant in Libya
#73
of 155 countries
15.1 GW
Operating capacity
11
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Libya

Who owns Libya's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2007 · oldest West Tripoli Thermal power station (1976) · newest Sadada (Total Energies) solar farm (2023) · 21 of 33 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

How Libya compares · power plants by country

Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Libya?
OverWatts maps 33 power plants in Libya — 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 73rd-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Libya?
W Solar solar farm, at 2.0 GW.
How much power-generation capacity do Libya's power plants have?
About 15.1 GW operating across 22 plants, with a further 9.3 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Libya?
General Electricity Company of Libya is named as owner or operator on the most — 28 of 33 (85%). Next are Alpha Dhabi Holding (2), Eni (2) and AG Energy (1).
How old are Libya's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2007, across the 21 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is West Tripoli Thermal power station (1976); 4 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Libya?
11 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are W Solar solar farm (2.0 GW), West Tripoli power station (1.7 GW) and Benghazi Simple Cycle Power Plant (1.4 GW).

Other asset classes in Libya

Pipeline 63Oil & Gas Field 46Cement Plant 10LNG Terminal 5Chemical Plant 4Refinery 2Export Terminal 2Iron & Steel Plant 2Interconnector 1Iron Ore Mine 1

Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335